Atari 50 year celeration

varonica

varonica
starman said:
Did anyone one have the original Atari console?

https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration

A selection of classic games reimagined with updated tech.
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This one?

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Atari 2600 - Wikipedia

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If so the answer is yes!
 

Hooplah

Hooplah
!980 Rockwell Fabrication Lab in Newport Beach, CA. We made all the game chips for the Atari 2600. I got to play them all.
 

starman

starman
Hooplah said:
!980 Rockwell Fabrication Lab in Newport Beach, CA. We made all the game chips for the Atari 2600. I got to play them all.
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My theory is the Atari 2600 was deliberately underpowered games lower quality as too not compete with Atari Aracade machine offerings. Once home consoles achieved or surpassed the arcade machine it killed public arcades.

' I got to play them all.' even the diodgy ones? Which was the best - worst?
 
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Hooplah

Hooplah
starman said:
My theory is the Atari 2600 was deliberately underpowered games lower quality as too not compete with Atari Aracade machine offerings. Once home consoles achieved or surpassed the arcade machine it killed public arcades.
' I got to play them all.' even the diodgy ones? Which was the best - worst?
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